Survey of Income and Education, 1976: Modified File (ICPSR 7915)

Citation

United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. Survey of Income and Education, 1976: Modified File. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1992-02-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07915.v1

Summary

This data collection contains information from the Survey
of Income and Education (SIE) conducted during the months of April
through July of 1976 by the Census Bureau for the Department of
Health, Education, and Welfare. The original SIE file, SURVEY OF
INCOME AND EDUCATION, 1976 (ICPSR 7634), was modified by the United
States Commission of Civil Rights and consists of all the minority
records and 1/8 of the majority from the original files. The records
were made rectangular by combining three record types
(household-level, family-level, and person-level) with lengths of 450
characters into a single record with a length of 846. Three variables
have also been added to each record: group identification code,
typical educational requirement for current occupation, and
occupational prestige code. The survey served as a supplement to the
yearly Current Population Survey and was conducted to obtain reliable
state-by-state data on the numbers of children in local areas with
family incomes below the federal poverty level. The information was
used to facilitate Title 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. The SIE
includes questions used in the Current Population Survey and also
contains additional exclusive questions covering school enrollment,
disability, health insurance, bilingualism, food stamp recipiency,
assets, and housing costs. The SIE modified file was provided by the
National Chicano Research Network, which was located at the Survey
Research Center of the Institute for Social Research, University of
Michigan.

Citation

United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. Survey of Income and Education, 1976: Modified File. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1992-02-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07915.v1

Time Period(s)

Date of Collection

Sample

The sample consisted of 51 state samples in almost 1,000
sampling areas.

Universe

All occupied housing units, most vacant units, and group
quarters such as rooming houses, communes, military installations,
religious group quarters, college dormitories, and agricultural workers'
quarters.